New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games
New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games
www.gamesindustry.biz New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games
Gamers are spending more time watching videos about gaming on YouTube and Twitch than playing games themselves.
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Makes enough sense, as goofy as it sounds.
- No Money. - Videos let me watch games that aren't worth buying to me along with letting me parse games that look fun enough to buy.
- No Time. - Videos can be put on during other chores or tasks, left on as background noise during times where I would absolutely not have enough time to actually play a game.
- Skill Issue. - No matter how good I want to be, I'm ultimately just kinda ok at games. Watching higher level players can be a way for me to learn tips and tricks to improve, or they can be a way for me to experience difficulty levels of the game I will never realistically achieve on my own.
You forgot: The videos often have absurd challenges that most gamers would never try, like for example trying to beat Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire with only a physical attacking Abra.
Or counting how many people are employed in Skyrim.
Arguably that falls under both 2 and 3, but yeah entirely unique challenges or play modes is another reason to watch.
Amen to that!
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